The Rider

the Rider (2017)

“The Rider” — (USA, 2017, contemporary western, 105m, R)

Based on a true story, Brady Jandreau stars as a once rising star of the rodeo circuit warned that his competition days are over after a tragic riding accident. Back home, he finds himself wondering what he has to live for when he can no longer do what gives him a sense of purpose: to ride and compete.

In an attempt to regain control of his fate, the young man undertakes a search for new identity and tries to redefine his idea of what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

Writer/Director Chloe Zhao won at numerous film festivals, including Cannes.

The 12th annual Riverside Saginaw Film Festival is scheduled for Nov. 8-11, 2018 at The Court Theatre, Pit and Balcony Community Theatre, Hoyt Library, First Congregational Church and, the Castle Museum.

Independent, foreign, classic, documentary films will show at the venues.